Ajay Ratra

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Ajay Ratra
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = -
balls = true
tests = 6
test runs = 163
test bat avg = 18.11
test 100s/50s = 1/-
test top score = 115*
test overs = 6
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 11/2
ODIs = 12
ODI runs = 90
ODI bat avg = 12.85
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 30
ODI overs = -
ODI wickets = -
ODI bowl avg = -
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = -
ODI catches/stumpings = 11/5
date = 4 February
year = 2006
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/33127.html

Ajay Ratra audio|Ajay_Ratra.ogg|pronunciation (born December 13, 1981 in Faridabad) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.

Ratra was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. [cite news|first = Partab| last = Ramchand| title= First list of NCA trainees| url = http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2000/APR/029816_CI_15APR2000.html| publisher = Cricinfo| date = 2000-04-15| accessdate = 2007-02-08] When Ratra made an innings of 115 not out in 2002, he was the youngest wicketkeeper to make a century in Tests, and only the second Indian wicketkeeper to make an overseas century. After he was injured in 2002, he was replaced by Parthiv Patel, the youngest ever Test wicketkeeper. Ratra has since fallen behind Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik and Patel in the pecking order.

Ratra was part of the Indian Under-19 squad which won the Youth World Cup in 2000, and following training sessions with the National Cricket Academy he became one of six wicketkeepers that India would attempt to integrate into the squad in the space of 12 months.

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